Patients of an Ames, Iowa, ASC that abruptly shuttered in February said they are facing infections and other post-procedure complications, the Ames Tribune reported March 7.
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From layoffs to leadership moves, here are five updates from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente from the last month:
Three physicians and several healthcare entities agreed to pay $1.9 million to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act through kickback schemes tied to lab testing referrals, according to a March 6 new release from the Justice Department.
Henry Goolsby, MD, his wife, Patricia Lenae Goolsby, and their clinic, Infinite Health Integrative Medical Center, agreed to pay $450,000 to settle allegations of improper Medicare billing.
Yen Luu, the former billing manager at San Jose (Calif.) Gastroenterology, filed a complaint against the GI group for harassment, unlawful retaliation, wrongful termination and other employment-related claims, according to court documents reviewed by Becker's.
For the majority of gastroenterologists, quality of life has not improved over the last three years, according to Medscape's "Striving for Balance in Your Specialty: Medscape Gastroenterologist Mental Health & Well-Being Report 2025," published March 7.
The Medical Group Management Association is pushing for reforms to the Stark law, arguing that it no longer aligns with modern, value-based payment models, according to its 2025 Advocacy Agenda, released on March 5.
A man who survived a heart attack and his wife have donated $1.5 million to the Farmington-based University of Connecticut Health's Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center.
As physician employment shifts increasingly toward hospital and private equity-backed models, independent practices face mounting pressures.